Books published by State University of New York Press

Assesses how cinematic biographies of key figures reflect and shape what it means to be British.

Examines how Diasporic Black women engage in politics.

Studies the impact of lobbying efforts by domestic ethnic groups and foreign governments on US policymaking.

Offers an innovative reading of Plato, analyzing his metaphysical, ethical, and political commitments in connection with feminist critiques.

An especially accessible introduction to Hegel's moral and political philosophy.

Explores the contemporary nature and the diverse narratives, rituals, and performances of the Navar¿tri Festival.

Demonstrates the extent to which Josiah Royce's ideas about race were motivated explicitly in terms of imperial conquest.

Investigates how Argentine cinema has represented rural spaces and urban margins from the 1910s to the present.

Argues that Jewish writers used depictions of Jews as animals to question prevalent notions of Jewish identity.

Discusses the conservative ideological and political attack on welfare in the United States.

Traces the genealogy of the Western philosophic concept of the civil state, how that concept was assimilated into Egyptian political thought, and how it affected the 2013 coup against President Mursi.

presents work by New York-based sculptor Oded Halahmy, a Jewish native of Baghdad, alongside that of eight contemporary artists from Iraq: Hayder Ali, Amal Alwan, Mohammed al Hamadany, Ismail Khayat, Hanaa Malallah, Hassan Massoudy, Naziha Rashid and Qasim Sabti.

A new translation and commentary of the Analects for contemporary audiences.